A guide to Russian slang. It intends to fill the gap between how people really talk in Russia and what Russia language students are taught.Next time youre traveling or just chattin in Russia with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including:

Cool slang Funny insults Explicit sex terms Raw swear words

Dirty Russian teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Russia:

About the AuthorErin Coyne has held various jobs in Russia including a Peace Corps volunteer and an NGO program director in Ukraine and Armenia. She has spent more nights drinking on the streets of Moscow going to concerts, and hanging out in seedy bars and rock clubs doing "research." She is currently working on a PhD in Slavic Linguistics at UC Berkeley. Igor Fisun is a native of Kiev, Ukraine where he worked for a several years in water bottling factory before quitting his 9-5 to pursue freelance engraving. He currently hangs out in Berkeley bars teaching the clientele how to curse in Russian. They live in Berkley, California.